Jurgen Klopp confirmed he once held talks with Napoli s chatty president Aurelio De Laurentiis about potentially becoming the club s coach prior to joining Liverpool.
De Laurentiis has previously spoken of his admiration for Klopp and reports have suggested they discussed a possible collaboration in 2013, when the German was still at Borussia Dortmund.
Rafael Benitez ended up taking the job and Klopp stayed put, but ahead of Tuesday s crunch Champions League clash against Napoli, the Liverpool manager admitted such a conversation took place.
When asked about De Laurentiis claims and whether he wants to coach in Italy one day, Klopp said: I still have a contract here, three and a half years, so I am not sure if anybody wants me after that.
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Only one win separates these two teams, with the Seahawks and their two wins just ahead of the Jaguars’ one. That probably doesn’t give a fair indication of the differences between the two teams, given that the Seahawks are in the fiercely competitive NFC West.
Can Trevor Lawrence continue to showcase the skills that got him picked at first overall in this year’s NFL draft? Consult our NFL picks and predictions for the Jacksonville Jaguars vs. Seattle Seahawks on Sunday, October 31 to find out.
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An old rivalry will renew on Sunday but with a new twist.
The Pittsburgh Steelers and Cincinnati Bengals have done battle in the AFC North for decades but traditionally, it has been Pittsburgh playing the role of the big brother to Cincinatti’s helpless little brother.
This season, however, will begin with the Bengals wearing the divisional crown while the Steelers look at a daunting trip around the quarterback carousel.
With two intriguing offenses clashing on the Ohio River, we take a look at the Steelers vs. Bengals with our best NFL player prop picks.
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The final week of the NFL preseason is upon us, and the Steelers and Falcons will kick off the action tonight.
Pittsburgh claimed victory in its first two preseason contests, scoring exactly 27 points in each outing. Head coach Mike Tomlin said his starters will play an undetermined amount of time against Atlanta, who have a win and a tie in its two preseason contests. The Falcons have not said who exactly will start, or how long the first unit will play.
Those decisions will directly impact the way this game shakes out, and we discuss how that affects your betting strategy in our Steelers vs. Falcons preseason NFL picks and predictions for Thursday, August 24.
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After getting eviscerated by C.J. Stroud last week, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers could be in an even worse spot this week when they host a Tennessee Titans team who have the rest advantage and enter as slight road dogs in the latest NFL odds.
With the Bucs’ secondary possibly entering Week 10 without both of its starting corners, can bettors rely on the Tennessee play-calling to take advantage of a great opportunity within its passing game?
I break down the Week 10 odds and offer my free NFL picks for Titans vs. Buccaneers on November 12.
Titans vs Buccaneers odds
Titans vs Buccaneers predictions
Over the last four games, opposing quarterbacks have shredded a Tampa Bay Buccaneers secondary …
Ladies and gentlemen, it’s teaser time!
Even though we’re low on options to build a six-point teaser doesn’t mean we’re low on opportunity because we have a few good ones in front of us ahead of the Super Bowl odds. You can make a case for Championship Sunday odds of the Chiefs, 49ers, or Lions, but this week I’ll be doing something I haven’t done all season — pairing a spread and a total.
Teasing totals can be a bit controversial, depending on who you ask, but I see value in the NFL odds with a six-point bump on a total, especially if I like the starting number to begin with.
With that said, let’s get into it! Here are my NFL picks — six-point teaser edition &…
The primetime lights shine on the NFC South when the Tampa Bay Buccaneers come to Mercedes Benz Stadium to clash with the Atlanta Falcons on Thursday Night Football.
The anytime touchdown markets for this mid-week matchup are tough to predict when you consider Atlanta scored 26 points in Week 3 but failed to register a single offensive touchdown. Meanwhile, the Bucs have one of the better attacks, ranking Top 10 in points per play behind a passing game with the second most TDs in the league.
I run down those NFL odds for Thursday Night Football and give my best NFL picks for Buccaneers vs. Falcons on October 3.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers anytime touchdown pick
My best bet: Chris Godwin anytime touchdown …
Zion Williamson is a series of contradictions. He’s a near-300-pound space mover who elevates like he’s in zero gravity. He’s both the mythic John Henry racing a machine and the steam-powered drill he beat in a race because it continuously broke down. Williamson has the build of a defensive end, but his body has put him on a pitch count through his first four seasons. Williamson is the NBA’s ultimate high-risk, high-reward under-25 superstar, and the range of possibilities for his season are more than the width of his biceps. It would be reductive to label him as simply having potential, because he’s already demonstrated his effectiveness. There is no player with a wider range of outcomes for this season than Williamson. Victor Wembanyama isn’t being relied upon to lead San…
There was only one way to celebrate. As they began to bask in a surprise derby victory at Borussia-Park, the plan of Cologne’s players quickly clicked into gear. The players in red scampered to the north-west corner of the ground where the away support would usually be penned in, and Salih Özcan uprooted the corner flag before popping a shirt on it and waving it in the air above his jubilant teammates.
The ribbing wasn’t lost on Borussia Mönchengladbach’s players. This has been Marcus Thuram’s victory routine since he arrived from France, normally flying his flag in front of the fans in the ground’s Südtribune. It goes on the road, too. When Gladbach and Cologne last faced each other in the first fixture at the start of October,…
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Jill Scott has retired from football at the age of 35 after an extraordinary career which, fittingly, ended with her being part of the England team that won Euro 2022. I had the privilege of playing with her many times for our country and also at Aston Villa last season, and I can tell you she is truly one of a kind.
You don’t get to…